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Book/Printed Material The global burden of disease : 2004 update

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Title

  • The global burden of disease : 2004 update

Summary

  • This publication provides a comprehensive assessment of the health of the world's population in 2004. It provides a framework for integrating the available information on mortality and health in populations to assess the comparative importance of diseases and injuries in causing premature death, loss of health and disability in all regions of the world. This report draws upon the databases of the World Health Organization and information provided by member states to provide detailed estimates of premature mortality, disability and loss of health for 135 causes by age and sex for the world as a whole, for regions of the world, and for countries grouped by average income per capita.--Publisher's description.

Names

  • Boerma, J. T.
  • Fat, Doris Ma
  • Mathers, Colin
  • World Health Organization

Created / Published

  • Geneva, Switzerland : World Health Organization, [2008]
  • ©2008

Contents

  • Introduction -- Causes of death -- Disease incidence, prevalence and disability -- Burden of disease : DALYs.

Headings

  • -  World health--Statistics
  • -  Cost of Illness
  • -  Mortality--trends
  • -  World Health--statistics

Notes

  • -  "The 2004 update of the Global burden of disease was primarily carried out by Colin Mathers and Doris Ma Fat., in collaboration with other WHO staff, Who technical programmes and UNAIDS. The report was written by Colin Mathers, Ties Boerma and Doris Ma Fat"--P. ii.
  • -  Includes bibliographical references.
  • -  Description based on print version record; resource not viewed.

Medium

  • 1 electronic resource (vii, 146 pages )

Call Number/Physical Location

  • RA441

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Library of Congress Control Number

  • 2021763110

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  • This is non-restricted, fully open content that may be accessed on and off of the Library of Congress campus, with no restrictions, by an unlimited number of users Indicated permissions on file

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  • Unrestricted online access

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  • pdf

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Chicago citation style:

Boerma, J. T, Doris Ma Fat, Colin Mathers, and World Health Organization. The Global Burden of Disease:Update. [Geneva, Switzerland: World Health Organization, ©, 2008] Pdf. https://aj.sunback.homes/item/2021763110/.

APA citation style:

Boerma, J. T., Fat, D. M., Mathers, C. & World Health Organization. (2008) The Global Burden of Disease:Update. [Geneva, Switzerland: World Health Organization, ©] [Pdf] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://aj.sunback.homes/item/2021763110/.

MLA citation style:

Boerma, J. T, et al. The Global Burden of Disease:Update. [Geneva, Switzerland: World Health Organization, ©, 2008] Pdf. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <aj.sunback.homes/item/2021763110/>.